Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having the striking face convex or rounded: said of a hammer.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Having the striking surface convex; -- said of hammers.
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- adjective Having the striking surface
convex ; said ofhammers .
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In the "bell-faced" hammer, the face is slightly convex, in order that the last blow in driving nails may set the nail-head below the surface.
Handwork in Wood William Noyes
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